Wexford
Southeast Irish county
Wexford is a county in southeastern Ireland, and its county town of the same name.
The town sits at the mouth of the River Slaney on the Irish Sea coast.
Wexford is known for its Viking heritage and annual opera festival.
We drove through Wexford on our way to Waterford.
North Atlantic island republic
- countyLocal administrative division
- LeinsterIrish eastern province
- southeastIntercardinal compass point
- coastlineLand-water boundary
estuary · peninsula · harbors · farmland · lowlands · maritime · Irish Sea
1066 English takeover
- CromwellEnglish republican military leader
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
insurgents · pikemen · stronghold · Anglo-Norman · garrison · conquest · massacre
Town's central thoroughfare
- quaysideWaterfront loading zone
- narrow streetsConstricted urban thoroughfares
- portDocking place for ships
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
Westgate · medieval walls · borough · market town · fishing · waterfront · streetscape · shopfronts
Red fruits with external seeds
- barleyGrain for malt
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- potatoesEdible underground tubers
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
farming · fertile · soft fruit · tillage · arable · harvest · crops · livestock
Organized public celebration
- OctoberYear's tenth month
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- productionsStaged or filmed works
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
bel canto · recitals · singers · staging · cultural · artistic · international · premiere
Wartime extraction mission film
- sand dunesWind-sculpted sediment formations
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- seasideCoastal recreational area
holiday · resorts · coastal walks · shore · bathing
Ireland
North Atlantic island republic
- countyLocal administrative division
- LeinsterIrish eastern province
- southeastIntercardinal compass point
coastline · estuary · peninsula · harbors · farmland · lowlands · maritime · Irish Sea
Norman invasion
1066 English takeover
- CromwellEnglish republican military leader
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
medieval · insurgents · pikemen · stronghold · Anglo-Norman · garrison · conquest · massacre
Main Street
Town's central thoroughfare
- quaysideWaterfront loading zone
- narrow streetsConstricted urban thoroughfares
- portDocking place for ships
harbor · Westgate · medieval walls · borough · market town · fishing · waterfront · streetscape · shopfronts
strawberries
Red fruits with external seeds
dairy · farming · fertile · soft fruit · tillage · arable · harvest · crops · livestock · creamery
festival
Organized public celebration
- OctoberYear's tenth month
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- productionsStaged or filmed works
fringe · bel canto · recitals · singers · staging · cultural · artistic · international · premiere · ensemble
Saving Private Ryan
Wartime extraction mission film
- sand dunesWind-sculpted sediment formations
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- surfingRiding waves standing up
seaside · holiday · resorts · coastal walks · shore · bathing